Police chiefs serving the country's capital and the area where the museum is located were criticized for creating security lapses that allowed for the attack.

The Tunisian Prime Minister "visited [the area around the museum] last night and saw several deficiencies. So he has decided to fire a number of officials including the Tunis police chief and the police chief for the Bardo" area that includes the museum, Essid's communications director MofdiMssedi told AFP.